"letter bomb" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: letter bombs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} letter bomb (plural letter bombs)
  1. An explosive device sent through the post, triggered to explode when the letter or packet is opened.
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  2. (computing) A virus contained within an email or similar file. Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-letter_bomb-en-noun-~gsa6VOZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 55 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 61 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 62 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 77 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 10 75 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 16 61 24 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 16 61 23 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 19 67 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 16 60 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 12 74 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 15 62 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 15 62 24 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Verb

Forms: letter bombs [present, singular, third-person], letter bombing [participle, present], letter bombed [participle, past], letter bombed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} letter bomb (third-person singular simple present letter bombs, present participle letter bombing, simple past and past participle letter bombed)
  1. (transitive) To send a letter bomb (of either sense). Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Weapons Synonyms: mail bomb Translations (explosive device): brevbombe (Danish), kirjepommi (Finnish), lettre piégée [feminine] (French), Briefbombe [feminine] (German), levélbomba (Hungarian), carta bomba [feminine] (Spanish), brevbomb [common-gender] (Swedish), bombalı mektup (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-letter_bomb-en-verb-s5xjQZcj Disambiguation of Weapons: 8 39 53

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